Resilient mounting



Sept. 23, 1941. c. sAURER RESILIENT MOUNTING l-ure 1; and

Patented sept. v23, 1941 RESILIENT MOUNTING Curtsaurer, Akron, ohio, assignor to The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio, ay

corporation of Ohio original application May 17, 193s, serial No.

208,417. Divided and this application February 2, 1939, serial No. 254,191

5 Claims.

The improved mounting is especially adapted for use in motor vehicles, and may be used between the motor or engine and its supporting structure, or between the longitudinal and the transverse members of the frame or the body of the vehicle.

The chief objects of the invention are to provide an improved resilient mounting of the character mentioned; and to provide a resilient mounting that may be mounted in a number of ber 60 so that the axis of recesses 64 and insert 65 is vertical, and coincident with the axis of an annular aperture 61 formed in the top of said member 60. Receivable in the threaded insert 65 is a cap screw 68 by means of which a supported member `(not shown) may be connected to the resilient mounting. A sleeve 69 positionable about the cap screw 68 has its lower end resting upon the upper end of insert 65, there being a relatively heavy washer 10 carried upon the upper end of saidsleeve constituting a seat for said supported member.

The arrangement is' such that the rubber cushyion 6I yieldingly resists relative movement bedierent ways to control vrelative movement between two bodies in oneor more directions while enabling substantial freedom of movement in other directions. Other objects will be manifest as the specification proceeds.

Of the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a transverse section of an embodiment of the invention taken on the line I--l of Figure 2;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig- Figures 3 to 6, inclusive, are respective transverse sections of.y other embodiments of the` invention.

This application is a division of my application Serial No. 208,417, iiled May 17, 1938.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1 and 2 there is shown a tubularf recesses 64, 64, said recesses being disposed mid-4 way between the ends of the cushion with their large ends on the periphery thereof. Molded into the rubber body, between saidV recesses .64,

is a co-axially disposed tubular metal insert `65v that is formed with female screw threads from end to end `thereof, the ends of the insert being Open to the recesses 64. The insert 65 is formed exteriorly with a medial radial ilange 66 to provide a superior union of the insert with the rubwhich deformation would put a portion of its structure under compressive stress and a portion under tension, the recesses 64 providing ,amply I for displacement of the rubber under stress.

The resilient mounting shown in Figure 3 is designed for ,use in the same tubular body member 60 as the previously described embodiment of the invention. Said mounting comprises a resilient rubber cushion 12 that is mounted within the body member 6U, between partitions (not shown) similar to the partitions 62, 63 of the previously described embodiment. Embedded within the rubber cushion 12 and vulcanized thereto is a metal core 13 that is rectangular in transverse section, said core extending 1ongil tudinally of the rubber structure, at the axis thereof, and terminating short of each end of the rubber so thattheends of the core are covered with rubber of sufficient thickness to provide an adequate cushion thereat. The core 13 is vformed with a vertically disposed threaded .bore 14 that is counterbored at 15 at its upper end and counterbored at 16 at its lower end, a dished metal insert 11 being mounted in the lower 'counterbore 16 to prevent rubber of the cushion 12 from owing into the threaded bore 14 during vulcanization of the cushion. i

The rubber cushion 12 is formedv with longi- `circular in ltransverse section. The top of the cushion 12 is formed with-a vertical bore or reber. The mounting is positioned Within the memcess 80 that extends to the core 13, said bore Y relation to its lateral margins.

being co-axially disposed with relation to counterbore 15 and slightly larger than the latter. When the mounting is positioned in member 60,

, the axis of bore 80 is coincident with the aperture 61 of saidv member ,60. Receivable in the threaded bore 14 of core 13 is a cap screwvl by means of which a supported member (not shown) may be connected to the resilient mounting. A sleeve 82 positioned about said cap screw has its lower end seated in counterbore 15, there being a relatively heavy washer 83 carried upon the upper end of said sleeve, somewhat above .the

member 60, said washer constituting a seat for the tubular member 60 in themanner previously v described. Molded axially into the rubber body 86 is a metal core 81 that differs from core 13 only in that it is of cylindrical form. The rubber body is formed with-longitudinally extending re-entrants or grooves 88, 88 that are disposed at top, bottom, and opposite sides of the cushion, each groove having two plane sides that meet at right angles at the bottom of the groove. The mounting has the same provision for connection with a supported member as the mounting shown in Figure 3.

The embodiment of the invention shown in Figure of the drawing is identical with that shown in Figure 4, except inthe shape of the grooves or channels 90 that extend longitudinally of the rubber cushion, said grooves being semi-circular in transverse section.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 6,'the body structure comprises upper and lower half-tubes |40a, 40h that are laterally flanged to receive bolts |4|, |4| by which they are secured together to provide a tubular body structure. The upper half-tube |40a is formed with an aperture |42 disposed centrally with Mounted within the body structure is a cushioning structure comprising a metal core |43 that is square in transverse section as shown, said core being integrally formed with a stud |44 that rises centrally from one face thereof and projects through said aperture |42, the latter laving substantial clearance about the stud. The free end of the latter has a threaded portion |45 of reduced diameter for engagement with a supported structurek (not shown). The core |43 has a cushion |46 of resilient rubber bonded thereto by vulcanization, the said cushion being in the form of blocks that are coextensive with the respective faces of the core. The rubber cushion is of such size as to be placed under compressive stress when con.

fined within the body structure, that shape of the cushion being such as to` provide spaces within the body permitting displacement of the rubber under compressive strains incidental to service.

lIt will be understood that the several structures shown in Figures l, 3, 4, 5, and 6I include partitions (not shown) that are mounted within the tubular body structure, at each end of the mountings shown therein, so as to confine the rubber cushions and more effectively toenable them to oppose lateral movement of the supporting studs in the direction of the axis of each tubular body structure.

Other modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention, or the scope'thereof as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A resilient mounting for use between two relatively movable members comprising a rigid tubular metal structure for fixed association with one of said relatively movable members formed with an aperture in its wall, said mounting comprising a generally cylindrical body of rubber mounted in said tubular structure under compressive stress, said rubber body being formed with longitudinally extending surface grooves, a metallic core of rectangular section embedded centrally Within said rubber body, said core being formed with a threaded bore opening onto the top face thereof, said vrubber body being in fixed relation to the confronting surfaces of said rigid tubular structure and said core and the rubber structure having a recess co-axial 'with said threaded bore, said bore and recess being in axial alignment with the aperture in the tubular structure to admit a device for connecting the core to the other relatively movable member.

2. A resilient mounting for use betweentwo relatively movable members of which one member is a rigid tubular metal structure for fixed association with one of said relatively movable members and being formed with` an aperture in its wall, said mounting comprising a generally cylindrical body of rubber mounted in said tubular structure under compressive stress, said rubber body being formed Awith longitudinally extending surface grooves, and a metallic core embedded centrally within said rubber body, said rubber body being in a fixed relation to the confronting surfaces of saidrigid tubular structure, said core being formed with athreaded bore and the rubber structure having a recess coaxial therewith, said bore and recess being in axial alignment with the aperture in the tubular structure to admit a device for connecting the core to the other relatively movable member.

3. A resilient mounting for use between two relatively movable members, said mounting comprising a rigidtubular member for fixed association with one of said relatively movable members, said rigid tubular member having an lapertured wall and a hollow interior, a rubber body compressed between the inner surfaces of said member in fixed relation thereto and said rubber body being formed with longitudinally extending surface grooves, a metal block vulcanized to said rubber body and means associated with said vmetal block and extending from said member through the aperture therein for connecting said e metal block to the other relatively movable member, said rigid tubular member being formed from two. parts whichv are drawn together to compress said 'rubber body in producing the resilient mounting.l

4. Aresilient mounting for use between two relatively movable members, said mounting comprising a rigid tubular member for xed association with one of said relatively movable members and having an aperture through its wall, a rubber body compressed between-the surfaces of said tubular member in fixed relation thereto,

said rubber body being formed with longitudinally extending surface grooves, and a metal block vulcanized to said rubber body, said metal block having an integral arm which extends through said rubber body and aperture to a point exterior -of said member for connecting to lthe other relatively movable member, said rigid tubular -member being formed from two parts which are drawn together to compress said rubber in producing the resilient mounting.

5. A resilient mounting for use between two relatively movable members of which one member is a tubular metal structure formed with an aperture in its wall, said mounting comprising a body of rubber having longitudinally extending -grooves therein mounted in said tubular metal structure, said grooves forming longitudinally extending openings within said tubular metal stmoture with one opening being diametrically op` posed to said aperture in said tubular metal structure, a rectangular core embedded centrally within said rubber body, said core being formed with a threaded bore having counter-bored ends, said rubber body having a recess coaxial with said threaded bore and being in alignment with the aperture in said tubular structure to admit a device for connecting the core to the other relatively movable member, and a metal insert carried in the end of said threaded bore removed from said aperture to prevent ilow of rubber into said threaded bore during vulcanization.

- CURT SAUBER. 

